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Definition of "lie about" []

  • Hang around idly (verb)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "lie about" in a sentence
  • "Withy beds are laid out between the reedy drainage channels, and tiny cattle lie about the meadows."
  • "Hartmann, according to what Klass wrote, had also noted the shadows but could think of no reason for the Trents to lie about the time."
  • "Right from the start, Grandma Olivia and Grandpa Samuel created a lie about who my mother was."
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